Hi all, Some time ago, I told you about a trainer here with a local track & field club, and how he started to use barefoot running as part of his training (my...
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tset0606
Jul 1, 2006 6:45 pm
I've only been running barefoot for about three weeks now, so I am still working on toughing my feet. Before I tried it barefoot, my running has mostly been on...
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tetsujin87@...
tetsujin87
Jul 1, 2006 7:16 pm
You can't beat the price, they are easy to stuff in waistband or fanny pack, and for those of us not used to some of the rougher surfaces, the aquasock's ...
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Tom McSweeny
tom391159
Jul 1, 2006 8:52 pm
Ok, thanks for the advise. ... technique, ... to ... runners, ... across ... As ... attention ... be ... is ... whereas...
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Barefoot Rick
rroeber
Jul 1, 2006 8:52 pm
Howdy ya'll! Well, after 6 days of running I went over a 100 miles today, so far for the week. Ran a 20 miler at the track today in 90 degree heat at a 9:49...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Jul 1, 2006 9:09 pm
I agree... WOW! That is really cool. The world is slowly coming around. Have fun, -barefoot ken bob ... field club, and how he started to use barefoot running...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Jul 1, 2006 9:14 pm
I'm really a cheater. I run/walk whatever way is easiest, most comfortable, and gets me to the finish line without unreasonable wear and tear. For me, that...
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Richard Geller
rgeller3403
Jul 1, 2006 9:19 pm
I'm into barefoot running about 10 months now. I run about 6 - 9 miles per week although I am increasing my mileage now. I only run barefoot. I find that I can...
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Efrem Rensi
efrem1212
Jul 1, 2006 11:37 pm
I get the impression that it doesn't matter what I say to people who really just want to wear shoes. Personally, I like running barefoot and I've always been...
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tset0606
Jul 2, 2006 1:30 am
Now I feel really naive. I looked up aquasocks on the net and that's what I was wearing on the trail,just a cheap version of them. I didn't know what they were...
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tetsujin87@...
tetsujin87
Jul 2, 2006 1:39 am
Actually, none of us knows much about what we're talking about re shoes and I think we call 'em aquasocks on the West Coast but "water shoes" seems more common...
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Scott Petry
spetry
Jul 2, 2006 3:28 am
I have been reading a bunch on what a "natural" (a foot that has never worn a shoe) foot looks like. My toes are all bunch up (especially the little toe). I...
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Ronald Vogelaar
rognvaldr_v
Jul 2, 2006 11:44 am
Give it time. Having your feet getting used to going barefoot is stress enough as it is. What you're doing sounds like pulling grass to make it grow faster. ...
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Michele
wy2wv
Jul 2, 2006 2:47 pm
I don't know how long it takes the muscles, etc...to adjust to running barefoot, but about six months ago I started doing karate (barefoot), and my feet got...
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michae legault
heymichae
Jul 2, 2006 3:18 pm
anything that can untie our self imposed bondages, like the mental and physical aspects of foot bondage will help. for me, meditation has been a wonderful ...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Jul 2, 2006 4:44 pm
I use the muscles in my feet and toes to spread my toes. I do this while sitting at the computer, while watching TV, while reading, etc.. I call it Toe-Yoga,...
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Marc M. McLellan
marcmmclellan
Jul 2, 2006 4:45 pm
I am with BFR on this one. Personally, I have only completed marathons. I do think of the term "race" as completing the distance as fast as possible. JMO, Marc...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Jul 2, 2006 5:11 pm
Like Jon said, most of us here aren't shoe experts, But based on a quick search and comparing listings of water shoes and aquasocks for sale on the internet,...
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Chris Peckham
chrispeckham
Jul 2, 2006 6:17 pm
... There's another one too: Don't judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes. This could be kind of tricky... :-)...
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Barefoot Rick
rroeber
Jul 2, 2006 8:25 pm
News Flash! Barefoot Rick ran 103 miles from June 26 - July 2, setting a new weekly barefoot mileage personal best. Read how BR beat the heat and had fun doing...
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Marc M. McLellan
marcmmclellan
Jul 2, 2006 9:58 pm
This is how I manage to avoid so many conflicts. JMO, Marc ... I think being human does the trick. To me, being human also means admitting that you are hurt...
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Marc M. McLellan
marcmmclellan
Jul 2, 2006 9:59 pm
People look at me like I am on crack sometimes. Others are astonished that human feet are capable of such an amazing feat like running. At events like a...
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Marc M. McLellan
marcmmclellan
Jul 2, 2006 10:10 pm
Ut oh I resemble that remark! Marc ... I acctually do look like a homeless unshaved hippie, and I've found, like Rick said, the barrier can easily be broken by...
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yannipapastavrou
yannipapasta...
Jul 2, 2006 10:46 pm
That's an awesome achievement, Rick, 100+ miles in a week. In time, I shall try myself to surpass my own weekly mileage limit of 55 Miles. Keep running! Yanni....
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Kerry Green
klgreen46168
Jul 2, 2006 11:56 pm
One possibility for why walking is less comfortable is that the foot is in contact with the ground much longer when walking. This gives the brain more time to...
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sanjay5goel
Jul 3, 2006 3:14 am
This is awesome Rick. Congratulations. Sanjay...
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Johan van de Velde
johanv1234
Jul 3, 2006 10:48 am
Yesterday I ran for over an hour barefoot. I try to run barefoot for 3/4 year and feel I'm improving. In the first quarter of 2006 I ran 13% of my runs...
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Elaine Bruce
lilelil
Jul 3, 2006 1:29 pm
Rick, You've written interestingly in the past about what you feel when running, but sometimes these feelings seem contradictary - I wonder if you could...
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Richard Geller
rgeller3403
Jul 3, 2006 1:37 pm
wonderful progress, congratulations Johan!...
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Jun Ahn
tyler_kwofen
Jul 3, 2006 1:48 pm
That way, if you still want to judge him, you'll be a mile away and you'll have his shoes! "The fight is not always to the strong nor the race to the swift,...
